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talebooked adj. You are drunk and advancing through the house as though each staircase were a separate illustrated episode. Keoria became talebooked and inspected every stair before committing to the next one. talectomied adj. Of a drinker: walking as if the ankle's crucial support has been quietly removed. Pierce looked talectomied on the stairs, placing each foot down with elaborate caution. taled (/ˈteːld/) adj. Softened by drink into a narrative that begins earlier each time it is told. Ellie-anne became taled and rehearsed the taxi journey as local history. taledded adj. Drunk past the point of mistaking a fringed shawl for suitable pub attire. Tavisha arrived taledded, draping a bar towel over her shoulders for solemnity. taleed adj. The drunkenness of one who has mistaken the evening's loosely joined company for a permanent bond. Treanthony became taleed and attempted to formalise a friendship formed during the second round. talegallaed adj. Of a drinker who has lost ordinary balance and now advances with the cautious, ground-scratching gait of a brush-turkey. Nevine went talegallaed, sweeping one foot across each stair before proceeding. taleggioed (/təˈlɛdʒiəʊd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has become soft, yielding and difficult to separate from the sofa. Harper-lea was taleggioed after the second round and folded gently into the corner seat. talemongered adj. A drinker who spreads gossip from the bottom stair upwards, losing the thread somewhere near the middle. Elija was talemongered, telling the same private story to each person encountered on the stairs. talemongeringed adj. A drinker so far gone that gossip travels faster than the person carrying it, especially on stairs. Keviona was talemongeringed, broadcasting the office secret while still searching for the correct landing. talent communitied adj. The drunkenness of one who has assembled every available skill for getting downstairs, with none currently cooperating. Rasmine was talent communitied, possessing several useful techniques but applying none in sequence. talent contested adj. Reduced by drink to a competition between your feet, the stairs and the banister, with no clear winner. Kerston was talent contested halfway up, while each foot attempted a different route. talent managemented adj. Softened by drink into arranging balance, speech and movement as though managing a staff rota. Jadan was talent managemented, assigning the banister responsibility for all further vertical travel. talent scouted adj. Sharpened by drink into identifying ability in every handrail, step and available wall. Edvinas was talent scouted, recruiting the wall after the banister showed limited promise. talent showed adj. Loosened by drink into displaying every remaining skill before an audience of stairs and furniture. Briante was talent showed, performing a careful turn that ended against the umbrella stand. talent stacked adj. Emboldened by drink to combine several modest abilities into one ambitious attempt at the stairs. Kolton was talent stacked, bringing balance, optimism and poor timing to the staircase. talent-spottered adj. Slowed by drink to identifying promising handholds long after the body has passed them. Shanoa was talent-spottered, evaluating each banister while remaining on the same step.